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CEGL003790 Fimbristylis castanea - Schoenoplectus pungens Marsh
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Marsh Fimbry - Common Threesquare Marsh
Colloquial Name: No Data Available
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This interdunal pond or wet swale community represents vegetation dominated by Fimbristylis castanea and Schoenoplectus pungens although relative dominance varies seasonally complicating characterization of this type. Characteristic species include Schoenoplectus pungens in association with Spartina patens and Fimbristylis castanea. There is usually standing water present in these swales in the spring, when Schoenoplectus pungens is generally dominant with few other associates except species of Eleocharis. By late summer other species such as Fimbristylis castanea contribute more substantial cover. Diagnostic species are Schoenoplectus pungens, Fimbristylis castanea, and Spartina patens. It is currently only confirmed to occur in North Carolina but could be possible in South Carolina and Georgia.
Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: This type may possibly occur at Onslow County pond (M. Schafale pers. comm.).
Similar NVC Types: No Data Available
note: No Data Available
Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: Characteristic species include Schoenoplectus pungens (= Scirpus pungens) in association with Spartina patens and Fimbristylis castanea. There is usually standing water present in these swales in the spring, when Schoenoplectus pungens is generally dominant with few other associates except species of Eleocharis. By late summer other species such as Fimbristylis castanea contribute more substantial cover. Diagnostic species are Schoenoplectus pungens, Fimbristylis castanea, and Spartina patens. Relative dominance of the dominant species varies from season to season, complicating characterization of this type.
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: This vegetation is found in interdunal swales.
Geographic Range: Fimbristylis castanea ranges along coasts from North Carolina (Au 1974) south to Florida, Texas, Mexico (Gulf and Pacific coasts), and the West Indies (Sauer 1967). It is currently only confirmed to occur in North Carolina but could be possible in South Carolina and Georgia.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: GA?, NC, SC?
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.688582
Confidence Level: Moderate
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: GNR
Greasons: No Data Available
| Type | Name | Database Code | Classification Code |
|---|---|---|---|
| Class | 2 Shrub & Herb Vegetation Class | C02 | 2 |
| Subclass | 2.C Shrub & Herb Wetland Subclass | S44 | 2.C |
| Formation | 2.C.4 Temperate to Polar Freshwater Marsh, Wet Meadow & Shrubland Formation | F013 | 2.C.4 |
| Division | 2.C.4.Ne Atlantic & Gulf Coastal Marsh, Wet Meadow & Shrubland Division | D322 | 2.C.4.Ne |
| Macrogroup | 2.C.4.Ne.2 Beaksedge species - Spikerush species - Panicgrass species Atlantic & Gulf Coastal Plain Wet Prairie & Marsh Macrogroup | M067 | 2.C.4.Ne.2 |
| Group | 2.C.4.Ne.2.c Marsh Fimbry - Spikerush species - Southern Umbrella-sedge Coastal Interdunal Marsh & Prairie Group | G777 | 2.C.4.Ne.2.c |
| Alliance | A1372 Marsh Fimbry - Common Threesquare Coastal Marsh Alliance | A1372 | 2.C.4.Ne.2.c |
| Association | CEGL003790 Marsh Fimbry - Common Threesquare Marsh | CEGL003790 | 2.C.4.Ne.2.c |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: = Dune Marsh (Au 1974)
- Au, S. 1974. Vegetation and ecological processes on Shackleford Bank, North Carolina. USDI National Park Service, Scientific Monograph No. 6.
- Hillestad, H. O., J. R. Bozeman, A. S. Johnson, C. W. Berisford, and J. I. Richardson. 1975. The ecology of the Cumberland Island National Seashore, Camden County, Georgia. Technical Report Series No. 75-5. Georgia Marine Sciences Center, Skidway Island, GA.
- McManamay, R. H. 2017a. Vegetation mapping at Cumberland Island National Seashore. Natural Resource Report NPS/SECN/NRR--2017/1511. National Park Service, Fort Collins, CO. 422 pp.
- Sauer, J. D. 1967. Geographic reconnaissance of seashore vegetation along the Mexican Gulf Coast. Louisiana State University Press, Coastal Studies Series No. 21, Baton Rouge.
- Schafale, M. P. 2012. Classification of the natural communities of North Carolina, 4th Approximation. North Carolina Department of Environment, Health, and Natural Resources, Division of Parks and Recreation, Natural Heritage Program, Raleigh.
- Schafale, M. P., and A. S. Weakley. 1990. Classification of the natural communities of North Carolina. Third approximation. North Carolina Department of Environment, Health, and Natural Resources, Division of Parks and Recreation, Natural Heritage Program, Raleigh. 325 pp.
- Schafale, Mike P. Personal communication. Ecologist, North Carolina Department of Environment, Health, and Natural Resources, Division of Parks and Recreation, Natural Heritage Program, Raleigh.
- Southeastern Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Durham, NC.